Michter's – Shenk's Homestead 2020 Release Small Batch Kentucky Sour Mash Whiskey (70cl, 45.6%)

Shenk's Homestead is a Kentucky sour mash whiskey from Michter's, here the 2020 release at 45.6% in a 70cl bottle. It is part of the Michter's Legacy Series of tribute whiskeys honouring John Shenk, who founded the Pennsylvanian distillery that later became known as Michter's, in 1753. The 2020 edition was bottled as 955 bottles worldwide. It uses a high proportion of rye in the mashbill, but because neither corn nor rye dominates, it counts as neither a bourbon nor a rye. It was matured mainly in American oak, with a slightly larger share than in 2019 raised in Chinquapin oak, a North American oak known for a strong flavour influence.